Raising Chickens with Hens 159 



It certainly is not wise to feed many, or to let 

 them run on land where many worms are present. 

 Worms are heavy diet, and there is some proof 

 that they may cause gapes, a disease of the throat, 

 that weakens and often kills young stock. 



Box for grit, hone, charcoal, and shell, hanging on the inside 

 of a chicken coop, where chicks can help themselves 



Chickens which run loose, out of the coop, and 

 round about, while the mother is confined, are 

 always in danger. Cats, dogs, and other enemies 

 are sure to get them, if they can, and if they run 

 out in a larger yard, the other hens and chickens 

 will pester them. They also get food not intended 

 for them. A wire run eight feet by four feet, eight- 

 een inches high, wiU hold them comfortably for a 



